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. >>> later, our exclusive look inside the battle of homs, syria. the syrian army holding soldiers at bay in one neighborhood in homs. we'll hear from them. ♪ sing polly wolly doodle all the day ♪ ♪ hah >>> in crime and punishment, a twist in a story we have been following more than a year. police are investigating escort ads placed on backpage.com and three murders in detroit. police suspect a killer may be targeting escorts advertising online with that website. backpage.com takes in tens of millions of dollars each year for ads for adults. some are linked to sex crimes including child prostitution. officials say they are vigilent about monitoring the content of their ads and report abuses to the national center for exploited children. criminals use these websites as a tool to target victims. take a look. four women found dead in less than a week. bodies stuffed in the trunks of cars. police will not say if it's the work of a serial killer. three of the victims posted escort ads on backpage.com. >> with the vast increase in the use of social
. >>> later, our exclusive look inside the battle of homs, syria. the syrian army holding soldiers at bay in one neighborhood in homs. we'll hear from them. ♪ sing polly wolly doodle all the day ♪ ♪ hah >>> in crime and punishment, a twist in a story we have been following more than a year. police are investigating escort ads placed on backpage.com and three murders in detroit. police suspect a killer may be targeting escorts advertising online with that website....
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cnn can't send a correspondent into syria. but our reporter is monitoring the situation from cairo tonight. the syrian government says al qaeda -- i don't believe the pronouncements by the syrian government. what do we know? >> reporter: john, as you said, the syrian government blaming al qaeda. but the opposition groups we're speaking with in syria, the activists there, they're laying the blame at the doorstep of bashad. they say it's convenient at a time when arab lead monitors in syria that bashad would make these claims. in this ten months the uprising has been going on, he's said repeatedly he and his troops are fighting terrorists, even though the international community is condemning he and his regime for the violence there, they maintain there is terror within syria's borders. they say he's done this to convince them that al qaeda is there. but his crackdown against pro democracy demonstrators will exist. >> you mention that had arab league team in there. is there any sense this will impact their work as they try to do
cnn can't send a correspondent into syria. but our reporter is monitoring the situation from cairo tonight. the syrian government says al qaeda -- i don't believe the pronouncements by the syrian government. what do we know? >> reporter: john, as you said, the syrian government blaming al qaeda. but the opposition groups we're speaking with in syria, the activists there, they're laying the blame at the doorstep of bashad. they say it's convenient at a time when arab lead monitors in syria...
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. >>> later, our exclusive look inside the battle of homs, syria. the syrian army holding soldiers at bay in one neighborhood in homs. we'll hear from them. nyquil (stuffy): hey, tylenol. you know we're kinda like twins. tylenol: we are? nyquil (stuffy): yeah, we both relieve coughs, sneezing, aches, fevers. tylenol: and i relieve nasal congestion. nyquil (stuffy): overachiever. anncr vo: tylenol cold multi-symptom nighttime relieves nasal congestion... nyquil cold & flu doesn't. here you go. driver's license. past five years' tax returns. high school report cards. and i'm gonna need to see a receipt for that watch you're wearing. you know, you really should provide us with a checklist of documents we're gonna need up front. who do you think i am? quicken loans? at quicken loans, we provide a checklist of the mortgage documents you'll need up front. it helps keep you in the know every step of the way. one more way quicken loans is engineered to amaze. >>> in crime and punishment, a twist in a story we have been following more than a year. police are
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. >>> up close on syria. an arab league fact finding mission. some activists say it was a ploy to buy time. the mission's leader is a military commander in sudan and was head of foreign intelligence in sudan. the government is accused of genocide in drafour. in every city, they reported more deaths, at least 35 people in all. this amateur video, let's take a look. this amateur video showed soldiers firing at protesters in a suburb of damascus. you can hear them chanting "god is great." it's impossible to verify the video. they won't allow international journalists inside the country. one reporter got in. he snuck into the oppositions stronghold. we are not revealing his name for his own safety. he hopes to go back. tonight, we have more video. they are no longer willing to shoot and kill their own people. >> reporter: the neighborhood fighters took me into a house where their men were engaged in a shoot out from snipers with the military. these men say they are from forces. they call themselves the free syrian army. one of the men managed to tak
. >>> up close on syria. an arab league fact finding mission. some activists say it was a ploy to buy time. the mission's leader is a military commander in sudan and was head of foreign intelligence in sudan. the government is accused of genocide in drafour. in every city, they reported more deaths, at least 35 people in all. this amateur video, let's take a look. this amateur video showed soldiers firing at protesters in a suburb of damascus. you can hear them chanting "god is...
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activists on the ground in syria are very, very concern. they believe that if something isn't done soon to stop this, that a genocide could occur. >> you've said that we can't verify these videos, but they seem pretty legitimate to us, otherwise we wouldn't be putting them on the air. 5,000 people dead since march, according to the u.n. and now the arab league observers are going to go in there. my question is, for a lot of us who don't understand the region, what will these observers be able to do? are they just going to be led around by the nose by the government showing them what they can and cannot see, and will they be able to stop any of this violence? >> reporter: drew, that's the key question. the protocol signed between the arab league and the syrian government stipulated that these monitors would be able to go in, that the syrian government would end the violence, that the military would be withdrawn from cities and towns and that detainees would be released. right now many people in syria are asking how effective the arab league
activists on the ground in syria are very, very concern. they believe that if something isn't done soon to stop this, that a genocide could occur. >> you've said that we can't verify these videos, but they seem pretty legitimate to us, otherwise we wouldn't be putting them on the air. 5,000 people dead since march, according to the u.n. and now the arab league observers are going to go in there. my question is, for a lot of us who don't understand the region, what will these observers be...
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and that's very unusual in syria. >> yeah. and there's a lot of suspicion from the opposition camp that this was something staged by the regime itself. they point to the fact that the regime hasn't released the names of all the victims, and they blamed al qaeda within 10 minutes of the bombing. you know, i think this is certainly something that the regime is capable of, but there's no evidence that it did so itself. >> all right. and it's going to be france asking for these observers in homs today, not tomorrow. we'll see how it plays out. always appreciate your analysis. >> thank you, hala. >>> a group of south korean citizens are now in north korea. they passed through the did i militaryized zone to pay their respects to kim jong il. a former first lady is leading that group. her husband won a nobel prize for trying to bring peace to the two koreas. the civilian trip did get the go-ahead from seoul, but there's no official cell gagz. -- delegation. >>> back here in the united states, eight days and counting. with the iowa ca
and that's very unusual in syria. >> yeah. and there's a lot of suspicion from the opposition camp that this was something staged by the regime itself. they point to the fact that the regime hasn't released the names of all the victims, and they blamed al qaeda within 10 minutes of the bombing. you know, i think this is certainly something that the regime is capable of, but there's no evidence that it did so itself. >> all right. and it's going to be france asking for these...
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. >>> we begin with syria tonight. for months, we have witnessed the world has witnessed men, women, children, demonstrating the streets. initially they called for reforms. those calls were met with arrests, torture, killing, they began to call for the overthrow of the regime. there has been more bloodshed in syria, and sadly that's nothing new tonight. what is new tonight is there's a team of observers from the arab league on the ground in syria. observers sent to verify that the president has removed military forces from the streets and is no longer attacking protesters. they've been on the ground about 48 hours. their initial statements are so far stunning. the chief monitor of this arab league ober force is a sudden and east commander. not only a commander but also the former head of foreign intelligence in the government of omaral bashir, a man wanted for genocide in crimes against humanity. more on that in a moment. today, the head of the arab league team told reuters that things were calm and there were no clash
. >>> we begin with syria tonight. for months, we have witnessed the world has witnessed men, women, children, demonstrating the streets. initially they called for reforms. those calls were met with arrests, torture, killing, they began to call for the overthrow of the regime. there has been more bloodshed in syria, and sadly that's nothing new tonight. what is new tonight is there's a team of observers from the arab league on the ground in syria. observers sent to verify that the...
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will syria comply? >> reporter: it does not look like the syrian government is in any mood to cooperate or negotiate. in the meantime, we're seeing a disturbing transformation of the syrian opposition movement that started out last march, marching peacefully, calling for change and turning increasingly into an armed movement. look at this incredible video that we believe was shot within the last couple of days. look in your lower right hand corner. there's a mansweeping up debris on a largely empty st. an armed personnel carrier up the road. the walks back in the shot carrying a rocket propelled grenade launcher and fires it with incredible accuracy at that armor personnel carrier, showing some degree of training, real sophistication there. we're seeing in other cities across syria, particularly in the northwest, other armed groups of rebels, many defectors from the syrian military and taken up arms and engaged in clashes with the syrian civilian forces, something we did not see five, six months ago. it
will syria comply? >> reporter: it does not look like the syrian government is in any mood to cooperate or negotiate. in the meantime, we're seeing a disturbing transformation of the syrian opposition movement that started out last march, marching peacefully, calling for change and turning increasingly into an armed movement. look at this incredible video that we believe was shot within the last couple of days. look in your lower right hand corner. there's a mansweeping up debris on a...
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look at the geography of syria. i think these things work to the advantage of the regime. >> to you see it then just devolving into civil war? >> well, i don't know what we name it. sometimes the famous question of shakespeare, what's in a name. there is already a civil war in syria. there is a fight between the regime and the people. there is also -- we can't really dodge this. there is the sectarian fault line between a principally sunni opposition and a minority regime. and i think for the syrian people we can say one thing here as americans, there is no taste in this country, there is no ground swell for intervention in syria. president obama, the biggest applause line he's going to get in charlotte, north carolina, when he's renominated, is that he ended the iraq war. he is not going to go into another campaign, so in fact when you look at the libyans, it was a solar lunar eclipse. they were lucky. sarkozy worked for them and they were delivered. >> thanks for being on. let us know what you think. we're on face
look at the geography of syria. i think these things work to the advantage of the regime. >> to you see it then just devolving into civil war? >> well, i don't know what we name it. sometimes the famous question of shakespeare, what's in a name. there is already a civil war in syria. there is a fight between the regime and the people. there is also -- we can't really dodge this. there is the sectarian fault line between a principally sunni opposition and a minority regime. and i...
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or in some cases get into syria at different points of the year. you make the point, to move around in syria you'll need the government minders and what access will they get to truly see what's going on on the ground. >> reporter: absolutely. one member of the advance arab league team that spoke to cnn earlier said they would be going around in syria with syrian security because the syrian government insisted the syrian forces would need to provide them security. so that, again, begs the question, if syrian security is with them, are they going to be taken to the real flash point parts of these towns, of these provinces? we've heard these horrific tales the past few days in cities like homs, in neighborhoods where we're told a massacre is happening. the more activists we speak to, the more we hear words like carnage, continued blood bath. the question is how much can these people do, how effective will they be? we'll only be able to tell in the days and weeks to come. >> mohammed jamjoom, thank you. >>> now this. >> it's a special place because of
or in some cases get into syria at different points of the year. you make the point, to move around in syria you'll need the government minders and what access will they get to truly see what's going on on the ground. >> reporter: absolutely. one member of the advance arab league team that spoke to cnn earlier said they would be going around in syria with syrian security because the syrian government insisted the syrian forces would need to provide them security. so that, again, begs the...
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many believe that real change in syria will only come from the barrel of a gun. ♪ >> from inside syria, the reporter wants to remain anonymous for security reasons. let's dig a little bit deeper as what about going on in syria. mohammed jamjoom is follow iing all of the unrest from egypt. syria has restricted access by international journalists. the arab league of observers in syria right now, do they have any real opportunity to see anything or are they completely controlled by the syrian regime? >> well, wolf, we've been trying to reach those arab league monitors on the ground directly and having a lot of difficulty doing so. there's been a lot of questions as to whether these observers have unfettered access, whether they're being heavily monitored by the syrian security forces. even though we haven't been able to speak to them directly, there's a lot of videos popping up purporting to show them in various cities, interacting with citizens. getting into arguments at times. one video today purports to show a scene in the city of -- where one arab league monitor or somebody who appear
many believe that real change in syria will only come from the barrel of a gun. ♪ >> from inside syria, the reporter wants to remain anonymous for security reasons. let's dig a little bit deeper as what about going on in syria. mohammed jamjoom is follow iing all of the unrest from egypt. syria has restricted access by international journalists. the arab league of observers in syria right now, do they have any real opportunity to see anything or are they completely controlled by the...
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break the grip of pain with aspercreme. >>> more violence on the streets of syria. activists say this video posted on youtube shows syrian security forces firing on protesters in a damascus suburb. we can't confirm the authenticity of the video. ash leaders travel through damascus. they tell cnn a permanent team will remain in place. foreign reporters are not allowed into sir yeah one journalist did manage to get inside the flashpoint city of homs. not naming the journalist for his safety, but over the next few days cnn will be showcasing his remarkable stories. here is his first report on snipers targeting anyone who dares to walk in the street. >> reporter: the snipers are on basically every main street. they have checkpoints on both sides. snipers would shoot everybody who was basically crossing this street between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 in the morning. this is an unofficial curfew. the activists told me, i have to meet this woman there. this is the mother of a victim who got shot when she was pregnant in the seventh month. it was during the morning when she wants to
break the grip of pain with aspercreme. >>> more violence on the streets of syria. activists say this video posted on youtube shows syrian security forces firing on protesters in a damascus suburb. we can't confirm the authenticity of the video. ash leaders travel through damascus. they tell cnn a permanent team will remain in place. foreign reporters are not allowed into sir yeah one journalist did manage to get inside the flashpoint city of homs. not naming the journalist for his...
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look at the geography of syria. i think these things work to the advantage of the regime. >> to you see it then just devolving into civil war? >> well, i don't know what we name it. sometimes the famous question of shakespeare, what's in a name. there is already a civil war in syria. there is a fight between the regime and the people. there is also -- we can't really dodge this. there is the sectarian fault line between a principally sunni opposition and a minority regime. and i think for the syrian people we can say one thing here as americans, there is no taste in this country, there is no ground swell for intervention in syria. president obama, the biggest applause line he's going to get in charlotte, north carolina, when he's renominated, is that he ended the iraq war. he is not going to go into another campaign, so in fact when you look at the libyans, it was a solar lunar eclipse. they were lucky. sarkozy worked for them and they were delivered. >> thanks for being on. let us know what you think. we're on face
look at the geography of syria. i think these things work to the advantage of the regime. >> to you see it then just devolving into civil war? >> well, i don't know what we name it. sometimes the famous question of shakespeare, what's in a name. there is already a civil war in syria. there is a fight between the regime and the people. there is also -- we can't really dodge this. there is the sectarian fault line between a principally sunni opposition and a minority regime. and i...
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syria. of course, this is raising some eyebrows saying there are only ten of you in each hot spot and you are being acompacompanied be syrian government. >> that's right, hala. we were told observers would fan out to other citiy ies and we hd that in hama there were protests and clashes earlier in the day. now, we're being told, in fact, those visits were postponed for logistical reasons and causing more concerns among the activists and many of them are really convinced that what the syrian government is showing these observers is just a charade. it's not the real picture of what's going on there in syria right now. we heard yesterday that while observers were in the city activists and residents said crackdowns were still going on and thousands of protesters that were in places in the neighborhood there being fired upon with live ammunition and tear gas trying to disperse the crowd. when we spoke to arab league monitors earlier today and asked them, they said, you know, reports being written
syria. of course, this is raising some eyebrows saying there are only ten of you in each hot spot and you are being acompacompanied be syrian government. >> that's right, hala. we were told observers would fan out to other citiy ies and we hd that in hama there were protests and clashes earlier in the day. now, we're being told, in fact, those visits were postponed for logistical reasons and causing more concerns among the activists and many of them are really convinced that what the...
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. >>> anti-government protesters in syria are getting help from the u.s. government in getting their voices heard. details on that, next. >>> and what do you think were the top stories of the year? we'll look at the leading picks coming up. [ adrianna ] when i grill lobster, i make sure it's a melt in your mouth kind of experience. [ john ] the wood fires up the grill a little bit hotter so you really get a good sear and it locks in the juices. surf & turf -- you can't go wrong. [ male announcer ] don't miss red lobster's surf & turf event. choose from three grilled combinations all under $20. like our maine lobster with peppercorn sirloin or our new bacon-wrapped shrimp with blue cheese sirloin for $14.99. [ adrianna ] i think the guests are going to take a bite and be like "oh, man, this is so awesome." [ john ] i'm grill master john mazany. i'm grill master adrianna hollis. and we sea food differently. >>> overseas today, israeli leaders are concerned about how the historic election in egypt is taking shape. early results from the first round of voting
. >>> anti-government protesters in syria are getting help from the u.s. government in getting their voices heard. details on that, next. >>> and what do you think were the top stories of the year? we'll look at the leading picks coming up. [ adrianna ] when i grill lobster, i make sure it's a melt in your mouth kind of experience. [ john ] the wood fires up the grill a little bit hotter so you really get a good sear and it locks in the juices. surf & turf -- you can't go...
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>>> we begin tonight with syria and are keeping an honest report. for months the world has witnessed men, will and children, demonstrating in the streets. initially they called for reforms, when those calls were met with arrests and torture and killings, they began to call for overthrow. there's a team of observers from the arab league now on the ground in syria. observers sent in to verify that syria's president, bashar al assad, is keeping his promises to remove military forces from streets, to stop violence against protesters. they've been on the ground for 48 hours and their initial statements are so far stunning. the chief monitor of the arab league observer force is a sudanese military commander mohammed mustafa al dabbi, he's the former head of intelligence in the government of omar basher. a man wanted for crimes against humanity. he told "reuters" that quote things were calm and there were no clashes in homs. he went on to say, the situation seems reassuring so far. he also said, some places looked a bit of a mess, but there was nothing fri
>>> we begin tonight with syria and are keeping an honest report. for months the world has witnessed men, will and children, demonstrating in the streets. initially they called for reforms, when those calls were met with arrests and torture and killings, they began to call for overthrow. there's a team of observers from the arab league now on the ground in syria. observers sent in to verify that syria's president, bashar al assad, is keeping his promises to remove military forces from...
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. >>> arab league monitors arrive in the heart of syria's uprising. but are they going to make any difference? tens of thousands of protesters flood the streets of homs to greet them. we'll show you how syrian forces responded. >>> and the deadly christmas fire in stamford, connecticut. what fire inspectors are now saying about the likely cause and why it spread just so fast. [ carrie ] i remember my very first year as a teacher, setting that goal to become a principal. but, i have to support my family, so how do i go back to school? university of phoenix made it doable. a lot of my instructors were principals in my district. i wouldn't be where i am without that degree. my name is dr. carrie buck. i helped turn an at-risk school into an award winning school, and i am a phoenix. [ male announcer ] find your program at phoenix.edu. premier of the packed bag. you know organization is key... and so is having a trusted assistant. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle...and go. you can even take a full-siz
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because if you take a look at the geography of syria, the geography of syria really favors the regime. when you think here is a country which has lebanon on one side, which is subordinate to syria, which has jordan on the other side, which is in a way, very, very wary of any intervention and they it has israel, which is very complicated relationship. then it has iraq. which is very sympathetic to the assad regime. then it has turkey. which has played cat and mouse with the syrian rebellion. it hints it will come in, but then it doesn't. so i think it's the recipe for a long, long war. >> anything that's going to happen? >> absolutely. this is where we are. the regime can't bury this revolution. the revolution can't overthrow the regime. when we look at the powers beyond, the international community has really been disgraceful. and the belief in the arab league has been such a sham. when you look at the sudanese general going to homs and saying he saw nothing frightening in homs. well, with all due respect, maybe his standards are the darfur standards. >> i'm, this is what i just canno
because if you take a look at the geography of syria, the geography of syria really favors the regime. when you think here is a country which has lebanon on one side, which is subordinate to syria, which has jordan on the other side, which is in a way, very, very wary of any intervention and they it has israel, which is very complicated relationship. then it has iraq. which is very sympathetic to the assad regime. then it has turkey. which has played cat and mouse with the syrian rebellion. it...
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. >> and we see the way it's behaving towards syria. basically supporting, going against the rest of the arab world in supporting al assad, refusing to impose sanctions and that's largely the result of irritating the iranian, who are very close to the iranian. >> the iraqi government justified that decision by saying first of all that sanctions have never forced a dictator to step down, bearing in mind that iraq also suffered greatly under saddam -- that could have a devastated impact on the iraqi economy and that is how they are basing their decision. that this is a decision of a sovereign iraqi nation, but there's still a lot of questions, wolf. >> thanks very much. arwa damon on the scene for us in baghdad as she's been virtually from day one. >>> details of what lawmakers slipped into a spending bill that's impacting potentially at least all of us. >>> and will bar ry bands go to jail? it's sentencing day for the disgraced form rer major league star. from neutrogena® naturals. removes 99% of dirt and toxins without dyes, parabens o
. >> and we see the way it's behaving towards syria. basically supporting, going against the rest of the arab world in supporting al assad, refusing to impose sanctions and that's largely the result of irritating the iranian, who are very close to the iranian. >> the iraqi government justified that decision by saying first of all that sanctions have never forced a dictator to step down, bearing in mind that iraq also suffered greatly under saddam -- that could have a devastated...
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. >>> and quite the opposite in syria. huge protest crowds are turning out across the country again today. and the death toll has grown. earlier today an activist network reported nine deaths in clashes with security forces. it has now changed the number of dead to at least 13. the united nations says more than 5,000 syrians have died since mid march. two opposition groups have reached a deal on a plan for democracy in case syria's president steps down. >>> back in this country, a magnitude 4.0 earthquake has rattled ohio near the urban centers of youngstown and warren. this same area has been the center of a lot of controversy over fracking, a method of getting natural gas out of shale rock. critics worry it could cause earthquakes and other damage. >>> and customers complained and verizon listened. the country's largest mobile phone provider is scrapping its $2 fee for customers to make a one-time bill payment. the movement sparked outrage from thousands of verizon customers for having to pay a fee to pay their bill. >>>
. >>> and quite the opposite in syria. huge protest crowds are turning out across the country again today. and the death toll has grown. earlier today an activist network reported nine deaths in clashes with security forces. it has now changed the number of dead to at least 13. the united nations says more than 5,000 syrians have died since mid march. two opposition groups have reached a deal on a plan for democracy in case syria's president steps down. >>> back in this...
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. >>> arab league monitors arrive in the heart of syria's uprising. but will they make any difference? tens of thousands of protesters flood the streets of homs to greet them. we'll show you how sear ran forces responded. >>> and the deadly christmas fire in stamford, connecticut. what fire inspectors are now saying about the likely cause and why it spread just so fast. >>> and isha is here with a 360 news and business bulletin. how are you doing? >> good. nice to have you back. >> glad to be here. the arrival of monitors from the arab league is not stopping the syrian government from launching assaults on protesters. opposition groups say 39 people were killed today. tens of thousands of syrians flooded the streets of homs, the city at the heart of this nine-month uprising. witnesses report that security forces fired bullets and teargas. >>> mixed signals coming from the obama administration to allow yemen's president to come to new york for medical treatment. a white house official says it has been granted but the state department says no final deci
. >>> arab league monitors arrive in the heart of syria's uprising. but will they make any difference? tens of thousands of protesters flood the streets of homs to greet them. we'll show you how sear ran forces responded. >>> and the deadly christmas fire in stamford, connecticut. what fire inspectors are now saying about the likely cause and why it spread just so fast. >>> and isha is here with a 360 news and business bulletin. how are you doing? >> good. nice...
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. >>> and city under siege in syria. a bloody christmas sunday as arab league observers go in and try to end the deadly crackdown. >>> and it's like christmas part two. hoping it will be a christmas black morning. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good morning. this is monday, december 26th. i hope some of you are watching from home. >> did you get back from toronto okay? >> i did. boxing day. >> like the black friday of canada. >> right. good shopping. a lot of news right now. >> right. eight days to go m s ts to go ba caucuses, paul steinhauser is live with us in des moines, iowa this morning. hi, paul. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. quiet over the weekend. things pick up today and one week to go until the iowa caucuses. the first contest in the primary caucus calendar. this is a poll that came out friday afternoon. the most recent poll here. people are likely to go to the iowa gop caucuses. three-way traffic jam at the top. ron paul at 21%. mitt romney, former massachusetts governor, 20%. newt gingri
. >>> and city under siege in syria. a bloody christmas sunday as arab league observers go in and try to end the deadly crackdown. >>> and it's like christmas part two. hoping it will be a christmas black morning. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good morning. this is monday, december 26th. i hope some of you are watching from home. >> did you get back from toronto okay? >> i did. boxing day. >> like the black friday of canada. >>...
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we have the situation most importantly in syria. syria right now, the regime there, an important member of the iranian axis is the verge of collapse. >> teetering. >> if the regime collapses and changes over there, that's a major breach in their front line. >> robin, is it going to get worse? how much worse? there's people saying america is going to be forced to intervene in some way militarily in iran. >> on the military side that remains to be seen. the big concern, of course, as you said is the effect on oil prices and what effect any attack on iran will have there. we're seeing oil prices rising in response to the tensions and also in response to the sanctions at the u.s. and europeans are trying to impose on iranian oil. >> america has tried to make the point, hey, rest of the world, europe, china get on board with us and stop buying iranian oil. technically that's a difficult thing to do. even if it happened, it might have an adverse effect, and that would be there's less oil on the market and the oil is worth more. pump price
we have the situation most importantly in syria. syria right now, the regime there, an important member of the iranian axis is the verge of collapse. >> teetering. >> if the regime collapses and changes over there, that's a major breach in their front line. >> robin, is it going to get worse? how much worse? there's people saying america is going to be forced to intervene in some way militarily in iran. >> on the military side that remains to be seen. the big concern, of...
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we look forward to seeing them. >>> violence amid cries for help from people in syria. we're live with videos of brutal crackdowns on protesters there. [ male announcer ] the more you lose, the more you lose, because for every two pounds you lose through diet and exercise, alli can help you lose one more by blocking some of the fat you eat. let's fight fat with alli. ♪ >>> arab league monitors are in syria for a second day to see if the government is ending its bloody crackdown, but have had to postpone trips today to three cities for logistical reasons. this video here is said to show syrian forces spraying water cannons at protesters in hama tuesday but cnn cannot independently confirm if it is how then tick. mohammed jamjoun joins us from cairo. what are you hearing? >> reporter: natalie the activists are concerned that even though the arab league monitors are finally there, at least one of the flash points so far where the crackdown has been going on, they're not being given free reign by government minders to see what they need to see. we just have seen new video
we look forward to seeing them. >>> violence amid cries for help from people in syria. we're live with videos of brutal crackdowns on protesters there. [ male announcer ] the more you lose, the more you lose, because for every two pounds you lose through diet and exercise, alli can help you lose one more by blocking some of the fat you eat. let's fight fat with alli. ♪ >>> arab league monitors are in syria for a second day to see if the government is ending its bloody...
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well, there's been more bloodshed in syria and sadly that's nothing new. but what is new tonight is there's a team of observers from the arab league now on the ground in syria. observers sent to verify that syria's president al assad is keeping his promises to remove military forces from streets, to stop violence against protesters. they've been on the ground about 48 hours. and their initial statements are so far stunning. the chief monitor of this arab league observer force is a sudanese military commander named lieutenant general mohammed ahmed mustafa al dhabi. not only is he a sudanese military commander, he's also the former head of foreign intelligence in the government of omar al bashir, the man now wanted by the international criminal court for genocide and crimes against humanity. more on that in a moment. today, the head of the arab league team in syria, general al dhabi, told reuters that "things were calm and there were no clashes in homs, " which has for months seen some of the deadliest violence." he went on to say, "the situation seems reas
well, there's been more bloodshed in syria and sadly that's nothing new. but what is new tonight is there's a team of observers from the arab league now on the ground in syria. observers sent to verify that syria's president al assad is keeping his promises to remove military forces from streets, to stop violence against protesters. they've been on the ground about 48 hours. and their initial statements are so far stunning. the chief monitor of this arab league observer force is a sudanese...
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we have the situation in syria. syria right now the regime, an important member of the ariane axis is on the verge of collapse. if the regime collapses or changes over there, that's a major breach. >> is it going to get worse? and how much worse? i mean, there's people now saying america is going to be forced to intervene in some way militarily? >> on the military side, that remains to be seen. the big concern is the effect on oil prices, and how -- what effect any attack on iran would have there. we're already seeing prices rising in response to these tensions america has tried to make the point, pay, stop buying iranian oil. technically that's a difficult thing to do, even if it happened, might have an adverse effect. and that would be that there's less oil in the market, and that means the oil that's out there is worth more, that means pump prices in america go up. how much? >> this is a huge problem. if the sanctions are effective. you will have taken the second biggest exporter of opec off the market. prices mi
we have the situation in syria. syria right now the regime, an important member of the ariane axis is on the verge of collapse. if the regime collapses or changes over there, that's a major breach. >> is it going to get worse? and how much worse? i mean, there's people now saying america is going to be forced to intervene in some way militarily? >> on the military side, that remains to be seen. the big concern is the effect on oil prices, and how -- what effect any attack on iran...
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let's speak about syria now. a group of fact finders is now on the ground in syria to see if the government to see if the government has ended its crackdown among protesters. before the group arrived, sources we spoke to say that military forces left their positions and thousands of protesters rallied against the regime once again. just today, an opposition group reports four people kills in homs. 13 throughout the country. mohammed jamjoom is in cairo monitoring developments in sierra. so, these arab monitors, these arab league monitors, made it to homs and other cities. are they still there or have they left? >> we're trying to find out if they've left. ea earlier, we spoke to arab league observers. they said they were there, that had been given unfettered access, they were meeting with demonstrators there, that they were calling on anybody in homs, they wants to speak to them. we saw a video emerging on websites purporting to show members of this delegation inside homs meeting with people. one video purported
let's speak about syria now. a group of fact finders is now on the ground in syria to see if the government to see if the government has ended its crackdown among protesters. before the group arrived, sources we spoke to say that military forces left their positions and thousands of protesters rallied against the regime once again. just today, an opposition group reports four people kills in homs. 13 throughout the country. mohammed jamjoom is in cairo monitoring developments in sierra. so,...
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. >>> huge crowds turning out all over syria again today. we're getting reports about new violence and clashes between anti-government protesters and riot police. full details on that coming up. >>> all right. every weekend we bring you the top legal cases of the week with our regular legal guys avery friedman and richard herman. they have picked top five cases of 2011. avery friedman civil rights attorney in cleveland. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> i richard herman, good to see you. happy new year. >> happy new year, fred. >> let's take a look at the list, greatest legal cases. we've ranked favorites. let's count them down. avery ranks dominique strauss-kahn which you died with warren jeffs. >> a tie. >> couldn't decide. >> you chose actress lindsay lohan as number five. you both agreed on number four rod blagojevich for corruption and sentencing deserved that spot. for number three penn state's jerry sandusky, and american student in italy amanda knox also at number three. first why didn't you put sandusky on your list? >> well,
. >>> huge crowds turning out all over syria again today. we're getting reports about new violence and clashes between anti-government protesters and riot police. full details on that coming up. >>> all right. every weekend we bring you the top legal cases of the week with our regular legal guys avery friedman and richard herman. they have picked top five cases of 2011. avery friedman civil rights attorney in cleveland. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> i...
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syria's behind the accused of finding the real slaughter for peace monitors. one freelance journalist and filmmaker put his life on the line and slipped into the city to get the real story. he is sharing what he found in this cnn exclusive. >> reporter: snipers are basically on every main street. they have check points on both sides. snipers will shoot everybody who is crossing this street between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 in the morning. this is an unofficial curfew. they told me i have to meet this woman. this is the mother of a victim who got shot when she was pregnant in the seventh month. it was during the morning when she wants to go out for shopping. >> translator: her brother tried for half an hour to go over the walls and roofs to get to her. but he didn't manage to reach her. finally they managed to pull her away. but it took another half an hour to get her to my house. >> you or i seen where a half hour ago somebody got shot. and 30 minutes later people are crossing very normally the street. me crossing this street, i have been feeling basically, feeling t
syria's behind the accused of finding the real slaughter for peace monitors. one freelance journalist and filmmaker put his life on the line and slipped into the city to get the real story. he is sharing what he found in this cnn exclusive. >> reporter: snipers are basically on every main street. they have check points on both sides. snipers will shoot everybody who is crossing this street between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 in the morning. this is an unofficial curfew. they told me i have to meet...
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we have the situation most importantly in syria. syria right now, the regime there, an important member of the iranian axis is the verge of collapse. >> teetering. >> if the regime collapses and changes over there, that's a major breach in their front line. >> robin, is it going to get worse? how much worse? there's people saying america is going to be forced to intervene in some way militarily in iran. >> on the military side that remains to be seen. the big concern, of course, as you said is the effect on oil prices and what effect any attack on iran will have there. we're seeing oil prices rising in response to the tensions and also in response to the sanctions at the u.s. and europeans are trying to impose on iranian oil. >> america has tried to make the point, hey, rest of the world, europe, china get on board with us and stop buying iranian oil. technically that's a difficult thing to do. even if it happened, it might have an adverse effect, and that would be there's less oil on the market and the oil is worth more. pump price
we have the situation most importantly in syria. syria right now, the regime there, an important member of the iranian axis is the verge of collapse. >> teetering. >> if the regime collapses and changes over there, that's a major breach in their front line. >> robin, is it going to get worse? how much worse? there's people saying america is going to be forced to intervene in some way militarily in iran. >> on the military side that remains to be seen. the big concern, of...
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syria's kept international journalists out of that country. our correspondent is monitoring develops. thousands of demonstrators did take to the streets today. what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, drew, tens of thousands of people took to the streets of homs today. we saw a video live streaming out of there earlier today and corroborated by opposition activists telling us. they were out today because they said they weren't going to face any violence because the arab league monitors arrived there and they saw the tanks withdrawn from the cities they were in before. they came out, demonstrated. they called on help from the international community and also called for an end to the regime. we should also add that in the past couple of hours we are getting reports of residents in homs, in fact, the scene of two different protests, one where they were gathered and another in the other part of the city, they did start firing teargas and bullets at people assembled there so we're now hearing reports of violence. it is a worrying development and re
syria's kept international journalists out of that country. our correspondent is monitoring develops. thousands of demonstrators did take to the streets today. what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, drew, tens of thousands of people took to the streets of homs today. we saw a video live streaming out of there earlier today and corroborated by opposition activists telling us. they were out today because they said they weren't going to face any violence because the arab league monitors...
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syria, to really try to put an end to the violence. according to the agreement they signed with the syrian government releases detainees and withdraws from the towns and villages across syria. but there's so much concern among the activists and opposition groups in syria, will these be given unfettered access? we have heard that the arab league delegates will be taken around syria by security forces. which begs the question, will they actually be able to go to the neighborhoods where -- if something isn't done seriously to stop this violence soon, they're really concerned that genocide will happen. >> the outside world is also very intrigued by the first lady of syria who's british born and people are starting to wonder whether she'll continue to stand by her husband in the wake of the brutal crackdown. what do you know about her? >> reporter: well, as i said, she was seen in the past decade, she was seen as a progressive, she was written about as though she were a champion of human rights and many side that she went around the country
syria, to really try to put an end to the violence. according to the agreement they signed with the syrian government releases detainees and withdraws from the towns and villages across syria. but there's so much concern among the activists and opposition groups in syria, will these be given unfettered access? we have heard that the arab league delegates will be taken around syria by security forces. which begs the question, will they actually be able to go to the neighborhoods where -- if...
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. >>> crowds defy danger and took to the streets in syria today. opposition groups call the rallies the crawl to freedom square. they urge demonstrators to defy sniper attacks to make their way to public gathering places. the opposition says 32 people were killed by security forces today. the uprising has prompted some soldiers to defect. >> translator: we got the orders in the army that went against my oath as a soldier. i had sworn to protect civilians, but when i saw what the government forces were doing to the people, i defected. >>> they say there will be no change in policy despite the death of kim jong il now replaced by his son. the state-run news agency put out a statement saying north koreans are insulted south korea didn't allow more people to attend kim's funeral. it says, the tears they shed will turn into a, quote, roar of revenge. >>> police in egypt stormed the offices of ten human rights and pro-democracy groups, some of which are u.s. funded. they took computers, other he electronics. the egyptian prosecutor's office says it's par
. >>> crowds defy danger and took to the streets in syria today. opposition groups call the rallies the crawl to freedom square. they urge demonstrators to defy sniper attacks to make their way to public gathering places. the opposition says 32 people were killed by security forces today. the uprising has prompted some soldiers to defect. >> translator: we got the orders in the army that went against my oath as a soldier. i had sworn to protect civilians, but when i saw what the...
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. >>> plus, violence taking more lives on the streets of syria. dozens of protesters reportedly killed today by police and soldiers. >>> and any fan of "csi" has heard of blood spatter, the kind of forensic evidence that always convicts the television criminal, but in real life, it's not always so reliable. >> i'm troubled by the results in this case. i'm troubled that this was the only testimony that resulted in this conviction. >> we'll have the story of one man who says that science sent him to prison for a crime he didn't commit. we'll explain when "360" continues. [ child ] it's so cool! you can put a force field on him and be invisible! [ child 2 ] i call first player. no. i already called it. [ dad ] nobody's playing anything until after we get our homework done. thank you. hello? test drive's not over yet. [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. [ louder ] hello? but we still need your signature. right now during sign then drive, it's never been easier to get the all-new passat, the 2012 motor trend car of the year, for practically just
. >>> plus, violence taking more lives on the streets of syria. dozens of protesters reportedly killed today by police and soldiers. >>> and any fan of "csi" has heard of blood spatter, the kind of forensic evidence that always convicts the television criminal, but in real life, it's not always so reliable. >> i'm troubled by the results in this case. i'm troubled that this was the only testimony that resulted in this conviction. >> we'll have the story...
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but only if the arab league agrees to drop the sanctions against syria. the u.n. says more than 4,000 people have died in syrian protests this year. >>> british judges ruled today that the wiwikileaks founder isg the case against him is politically motivated because he revoeld government secrets on his website. >>> italy's new prime minister announced a proposal to help save italy. this country is facing a budget crisis that could impact the future of the euro. the new $41 billion pack aage ao increases the country's retirement age by a year and cuts into their pension. >>> highly classified u.s. intelligence could be in the hands of iranians. that's right. if it is true that they shot down a secret u.s. drone flying in iranian airspace. now the pentagon says the u.s. did lose the drone somewhere along the afghanistan border with iran, but u.s. officials are not saying what kind of drone this actually was. fran townsend is cnn's national security contributor, member of both the department of homeland security and cia external advisory board. that's a mouthful, fra
but only if the arab league agrees to drop the sanctions against syria. the u.n. says more than 4,000 people have died in syrian protests this year. >>> british judges ruled today that the wiwikileaks founder isg the case against him is politically motivated because he revoeld government secrets on his website. >>> italy's new prime minister announced a proposal to help save italy. this country is facing a budget crisis that could impact the future of the euro. the new $41...
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on the other hand, france said that the violence in syria is alarming and said that the government should end this murd murderous spiral. the u.n. sdurt council has been asked to immediately and find ways to protect civilians. >>> let's check in with sanjay gupta in for anderson tonight. >> tonight republican presidential candidate ron paul is on top of the polls in iowa. he's also on the defensive tonight, as you know, about racist rants published in the past in newsletters bearing his name. in fact, he walked away from an interview with gloria borger earlier today. we'll stay on the story tonight, keeping him honest. >>> science versus bioterrorism. should the methods and results be released of an experiment that if recreated could unleash a virus capable of killing 60% of those infected. those stories and more at the top of the hour. >> i know you saw the results of the bird flu firsthand in southeast asia. as a doctor, what are your thoughts on it, how damaging, how destructive, how serious? >> this is very serious. at the time we talked a lot about bird flu. in the end there were abo
on the other hand, france said that the violence in syria is alarming and said that the government should end this murd murderous spiral. the u.n. sdurt council has been asked to immediately and find ways to protect civilians. >>> let's check in with sanjay gupta in for anderson tonight. >> tonight republican presidential candidate ron paul is on top of the polls in iowa. he's also on the defensive tonight, as you know, about racist rants published in the past in newsletters...
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the world stage, turmoil in tunisia, in egypt, in libya, in syria. we'll examine whether the media's coverage of these fast-moving events has been serious, sensational, or superficial, a year-end report card of sorts. plus, a conversation with ben smith, who's leaving "politico" for buzzfeed. what is that? >>> and a look back at our most provocative interviews of 2011. i'm howard kurtz, and this is the christmas day edition of "reliable sources." >>> it's been a better year for scandal. some sleazy, some superficial, all devoured by the media. perhaps the most chilling came from the world of sports. first at penn state, then at syracuse university with popular coaches accused of horrendous acts. >> in retrospect, i -- you know, i shouldn't have showered with these kids. >> what's it? >> yeah, well, that's what hits me the most. >> are you a pedophile? >> no. >> another major scandal involved a global media corporation, the one run by rupert murdoch with a slew of top executives arrested in a massive phone hacking operation. >> did you close the paper
the world stage, turmoil in tunisia, in egypt, in libya, in syria. we'll examine whether the media's coverage of these fast-moving events has been serious, sensational, or superficial, a year-end report card of sorts. plus, a conversation with ben smith, who's leaving "politico" for buzzfeed. what is that? >>> and a look back at our most provocative interviews of 2011. i'm howard kurtz, and this is the christmas day edition of "reliable sources." >>> it's...
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meanwhile the bloodletting has not stopped inside syria. fighting raging along the turkish/syrian border according to news sources, the syrian state news agency, and the anti-government militia known as the free syrian army. back to you, john. >> ivan wasson. we turn to cnn national security contributor fran townsend in new york and here in washington, mohammed al abdullah. i want to play more of the interview. first, barbara walters sitting down with president assad, denying he's the president of the country, he's the strongman who succeeded his father, but ask him about the troops in the military, he says, not my problem. >> do you think that your forces cracked down too hard? >> they are not my forces. they are forces that belong to the government. i don't own them. i'm president. i don't own the country, so they're not my forces. >> but you have to give the order. >> no, no, no. >> not by your command? >> no, no, no. nobody -- no one's command. there was no dmooncommand to ki to be brutal. >> no command given to kill or be brutal. stand
meanwhile the bloodletting has not stopped inside syria. fighting raging along the turkish/syrian border according to news sources, the syrian state news agency, and the anti-government militia known as the free syrian army. back to you, john. >> ivan wasson. we turn to cnn national security contributor fran townsend in new york and here in washington, mohammed al abdullah. i want to play more of the interview. first, barbara walters sitting down with president assad, denying he's the...
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the arab league fact-finding mission went to work today in syria. tell us what you know about where they went and what they're seeing. >> reporter: isha, we heard today they went to the city of homs where we heard reports of increasing violence, deaths and injuries the past few days. there were videos purporting to show members of the arab league in homs today. one video purports to show the head of the mission being shown remnants of weapons there by residents in the city. another video purports to show the members of the delegation there with residents of homs basically saying that they wanted the members of this league to go to other parts of the city to see some of the harder hit area. in that video you hear gunfire later on. we can't verify the authenticity of these videos, but they are corroborating what we're being told on the ground by eyewitnesss. >> mohammed, you mentioned gunfire on the video. what do we know about whether these clashes quieted down or how severe clashes were today in syria? again, we need to point out, the fact-finding m
the arab league fact-finding mission went to work today in syria. tell us what you know about where they went and what they're seeing. >> reporter: isha, we heard today they went to the city of homs where we heard reports of increasing violence, deaths and injuries the past few days. there were videos purporting to show members of the arab league in homs today. one video purports to show the head of the mission being shown remnants of weapons there by residents in the city. another video...
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now to syria. embattled president assad denied responsibility for the crackdown in syria. ivan watson is covering the story closely. what kinds of reactions are you hearing? weapon delusional, the true meaning of insanity. assad is a madman in complete denial of the situation in syria. erin, those are some of the words that western diplomats, syrian opposition activists and long-time political analysts and syria watchers are using to describe their reaction to assad's abc news interview. of course, he does have some supporters as he denies any government role in the killings that have taken place though since march. the lebanese shiite move came out forcefully in support of its syrian ally in a public speech on tuesday. erin? >> all right. thank you. >>> and now to india. a pakistani actress says an indian magazine doctored photos of her to look nude, including one that shows her with nothing but the initials of the pakistani intelligence agency written on her arm. sarah sidener is in mum buy. what action is she taking against the magazine? >> reporter: she decided to take
now to syria. embattled president assad denied responsibility for the crackdown in syria. ivan watson is covering the story closely. what kinds of reactions are you hearing? weapon delusional, the true meaning of insanity. assad is a madman in complete denial of the situation in syria. erin, those are some of the words that western diplomats, syrian opposition activists and long-time political analysts and syria watchers are using to describe their reaction to assad's abc news interview. of...
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. >> syria, al assad denied responsibility for the crackdown in syria. ivan wasson is following the story closely. what reactions are you hearing? >> reporter: delusional, the true meaning of insanity, a mad man in denial of the situation in syria. those are the words that western diplomats, syrian opposition activists and longtime political analysts in syria watchers are using to describe their reaction to bashar al assad's abc news interview. he does have some supporters as he deny is in government rule in the killings that have taken place in march. hezbollah came out forcefully in support of the syrian ally in a public speech on tuesday. erin? >> thank you. now to india, where a pakistani actress says an indian magazine doctored photos of her to look nude. including one that shows her with nothing but the initials of the pakistani intelligence agency, the isi, written on her arm. sara sidner is in pakistan. >> reporter: the actress decided to take a legal action against the magazine because she says they doctored a photo that was on the very front pa
. >> syria, al assad denied responsibility for the crackdown in syria. ivan wasson is following the story closely. what reactions are you hearing? >> reporter: delusional, the true meaning of insanity, a mad man in denial of the situation in syria. those are the words that western diplomats, syrian opposition activists and longtime political analysts in syria watchers are using to describe their reaction to bashar al assad's abc news interview. he does have some supporters as he...
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foreign reporters are not allow und ed into syria. one journalist did not get in. >>> over the next few days, cnn is showcasing his remarkable stories. here is his first report on government snipers. >> the snipers are on basically every main street they have checkpoints on both sides. snipers would shoot everybody who is basically crossing the street between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 in the morning. this is an unofficial curfew. the activists told me i have to meet this woman. this is the mother of the victim who got shot when she was pregnant in the seventh month. it was during the morning when she wants to go out for shopping. >> translator: her brother tried for half an hour to go over the walls and roofs to get to her. he didn't manage to reach her. finally they managed to pull her away, but it took another half an hour to get her to my house. >> you arrive at the situation, you arrive at the scene where half an hour ago somebody got shot and 30 minutes later people are crossing very normally the street. me, crossing the street, i've be
foreign reporters are not allow und ed into syria. one journalist did not get in. >>> over the next few days, cnn is showcasing his remarkable stories. here is his first report on government snipers. >> the snipers are on basically every main street they have checkpoints on both sides. snipers would shoot everybody who is basically crossing the street between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 in the morning. this is an unofficial curfew. the activists told me i have to meet this woman. this is...
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. >>> now to syria where the main opposition group is accusing president al assad's regime of committing brutal massacres this week. 250 people have been killed in a 48-hour period. we're following the story from abu dhabi. what is the international community doing in response to this violence? >> erin, the head of the arab league asked the syrian regime to stop violence immediately and facilitate the mission of the observers expected to visit syria within days. on the other hand, france said that the violence in syria is alarming and said that the government should end this murderous spiral. into which assad is dragging his people. the opposition has called the u.n. secure council to meet immediately and find ways to protect civilians. erin? >> thank you. now a girl in mairn vanishes and police expanded their search for her. ayla reynolds disappeared friday. he was last seen wearing green pajamas with white polka dots and had a cast on her arm from a recent fall. chris is covering the story from waterville, maine. 165 leads have come insofar. where have they focuses their efforts today?
. >>> now to syria where the main opposition group is accusing president al assad's regime of committing brutal massacres this week. 250 people have been killed in a 48-hour period. we're following the story from abu dhabi. what is the international community doing in response to this violence? >> erin, the head of the arab league asked the syrian regime to stop violence immediately and facilitate the mission of the observers expected to visit syria within days. on the other...
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it's life in syria. people throwing bread across the street. they can't walk across the street because of snipers. a sniper that you hear actually shooting. you can't cross the street for fear of being shot. we're going to speak with a journalist who took this video. also tonight, keeping them honest, a man sent by the arab league to assess the violence in syria. we're going to speak about that. >>> also tonight, the choreography, the funeral of the former dictator, a stunning seen in north korea. almost competitive grieving. how mourners fear punishment for not showing that they are sufficiently distraught. we're going to show you the most interesting moments. those stories. >>> also, political turn of events in iowa. >>> and tonight's "ridiculist" at the top of the hour. >> competing grieving, you put it right. anderson, we look forward to it. >> thanks, al snichlt a family of five killed in a house fire on christmas day. and the latest developments in the death of a 9-year-old indiana girl when he murdered and dismembered her, he was already
it's life in syria. people throwing bread across the street. they can't walk across the street because of snipers. a sniper that you hear actually shooting. you can't cross the street for fear of being shot. we're going to speak with a journalist who took this video. also tonight, keeping them honest, a man sent by the arab league to assess the violence in syria. we're going to speak about that. >>> also tonight, the choreography, the funeral of the former dictator, a stunning seen in...
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nuri al-maliki's government support for bashara al-assad in syria. lebanon is the only country that refuses to go along with the rest of the arab world, arab league in condemning and impositions sanctions for what it's doing against peaceful protesters throughout the country. these are very worrying signs and a lot of officials and outside experts are very worried about where this direction, where this iraqi government is going. we'll hear some reassuring words, i'm sure, from nuri al-maliki in this joint news conference with the president, but what he says will be significant. what he does in the coming weeks and months will obviously be so much more important. >> wolf, we'll get to you in a minute. i want to bring in arla who's out of baghdad. he talks about nuri al-maliki and this becoming more of a stable place, at least that's what the prime minister has said. what is life like for the iraqis now? >> reporter: suzanne, it's utterly heart breaking and incredibly difficult. iraqis, especially those in the capital baghdad hardly have a normal life.
nuri al-maliki's government support for bashara al-assad in syria. lebanon is the only country that refuses to go along with the rest of the arab world, arab league in condemning and impositions sanctions for what it's doing against peaceful protesters throughout the country. these are very worrying signs and a lot of officials and outside experts are very worried about where this direction, where this iraqi government is going. we'll hear some reassuring words, i'm sure, from nuri al-maliki in...